Shenzhen Luohu Customs seized 48 kg of red sandalwood logs smuggled as a second class national protected plant

Shenzhen Customs recently seized a case of smuggling of wild plants under second class national protection at Luohu port The 48 kg of wood seized was rosewood log, the largest case of smuggling of rosewood into China this year On May 28, an Indian passenger brought a batch of wood into the country and was stopped by customs officers of Luohu This batch of wood consists of five large blocks, which are complete cylindrical wood sections It is divided into two layers The center part of the tree is purple and covered with a layer of skin of common wood color Each wood is particularly heavy, which is quite different from the weight of common wood On June 6, the above items were identified by Guangdong Forestry Research Institute as red sandalwood, which belongs to the national second level key protected wild plant species and was listed in Appendix 2 of the Convention on international trade in endangered species of Wild Fauna and flora The red sandalwood involved weighs 48 kg in total, which is the largest smuggling case of red sandalwood found in the tourist inspection channel this year It is understood that red sandalwood, commonly known as small leaf red sandalwood, is mainly produced in India and other places The growth of red sandalwood is slow, and its survival is decreasing year by year It is listed as Appendix 2 of the Convention on international trade in endangered species of Wild Fauna and flora Because red sandalwood wood is hard, it is a good material for making high-grade red wood furniture and ornaments, and it is rare in the world, so it has always been sought after as the most valuable wood variety in the world, and the price is also going up all the way Some lawbreakers are just looking at the huge benefits that red sandalwood can bring to make smuggling ideas.